The Snow Moon will ‘swallow’ one of the brightest stars in the sky this weekend: Where and when to look
On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the naked
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50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission
New footage shows one of NASA’s WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near
5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts ‘terrifying’ conquest of the Sinai Peninsula
Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.
Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia’s Arctic sea ice discovered
Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.
Artificial lungs kept a man alive until he could get a transplant
A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate blood and maintain blood flow.
A massive clump of dark matter may lurk in the Milky Way
Pulsating remnants of stars hint at a clump of invisible matter thought to be about 10 million times the sun’s mass.
Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.
An 11th-century monk saw the famous “Halley’s comet” first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.
‘Previously unimaginable’: James Webb telescope breaks own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million
South Carolina’s measles outbreak nears 790 cases — making it the biggest in decades
Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina’s ongoing measles outbreak, officials report.
Genes may shape how long we live more than once thought
New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors that determine longevity.
Polar bears in the Barents Sea are staying fat despite rapid sea ice loss
Polar bears can struggle to adapt to climate change. Bears on Svalbard may be surviving on land prey and seals — but scientists warn it
Webb Zooms into Helix Nebula
A new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope of a portion of the Helix Nebula highlights comet-like knots, fierce stellar winds, and layers of
Stone Age teenager was mauled by a bear 28,000 years ago, skeletal analysis confirms
The mystery of a Stone Age teenager’s death has been solved — 80 years after he was found in an ancient burial ground in Italy.
February 2026 night sky: What to see and what you need
The best of February’s stargazing events — with key dates and the must-have gear to see them at their best.